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    Hurricane Melissa Wind Speed [OC]
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    Hurricane Melissa Wind Speed [OC]


    Data Source: HWRF data from the NCEP NOMADS server
    Analysis Tools: Python and ParaView

    Data link: https://nomads.ncep.noaa.gov/pub/data/nccf/com/hwrf/

    This image shows 3 isosurfaces of wind speed (50, 60, and 70 m/s) from a side view at the upper left, rotating to an overhead view in the bottom right. The data is from the initial conditions (zero hour forecast) of the HWRF model.

    This will be a devastating event for Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Eastern Cuba, and the Southeast Bahama & Turks and Caicos. Please see hurricanes.gov for forecast and impact information.

    Mathew Barlow
    Professor of Climate Science
    University of Massachusetts Lowell

    Posted by Mathew_Barlow

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    2. xRolox on

      Not the most intuitive or informative visual to be quite honest. What exactly are we looking at and what does it mean? You provided a brief description with the post but it should be integrated into the visual as much as possible.

    7. GardenTop7253 on

      Is it squished from a 10:1 wide thing to a 1:1 to fit in the square-ish display boxes, or am I misreading the scale?

    8. diabolis_avocado on

      I’m sad the crew that flew through Melissa to get this data will be replaced with a Sharpie next week.

    9. No-Persimmon-4150 on

      This looks like one of those devices medical students use to practice measuring a dilated cervix during childbirth.

    16. eliminating_coasts on

      The two tilted views are not very clear, if you put an xyz arrow set tilted and scaled accordingly, in the bottom left corner of each one, I think it’d end up being easier to interpret.

    21. Im_Balto on

      Finally some beautiful data

      This is an incredible visualization, how do you use this type of modeling in your research? (aside from science communication)